Benjamin Moore Penthouse CSP-35

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What are Benjamin Moore Penthouse undertones?
Is Penthouse CSP-35 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Penthouse
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Penthouse CSP-35
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Penthouse CSP-35
Code:	CSP-35
Name:	Penthouse
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Penthouse?

Benjamin Moore Penthouse CSP-35 is a light, muted greige with a soft beige cast and a subtle gray undertone. Its low-saturation finish keeps it from reading overly creamy, while the warmth prevents it from feeling stark or chilly. In bright daylight, Penthouse can appear pale and gently sandy; under warmer evening lighting, its beige notes become more noticeable. It suits living room and bedroom walls especially well, paired with off-white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass or aged bronze details. For a quieter palette, combine this shade with warm white, mushroom brown, or dusty olive accents.

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What are Benjamin Moore Penthouse undertones?

Penthouse CSP-35 reads as a light, very muted neutral with a soft beige-gray character and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, it shows a subtle yellow-leaning bias, which can make the neutral feel slightly warmer than a blue-gray, though that bias is faint and should not be treated as a fixed paint-formula undertone. Benjamin Moore describes it as “modern and sophisticated,” but the official page does not name a specific undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out its slight creamy warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and more gray-beige.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D4D0C3

RGB code:

212, 208, 195

Is Benjamin Moore Penthouse cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 46°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

CSP-35 Penthouse HSL code: 46, 17%, 80%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Penthouse

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Penthouse:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

CSP-35
Penthouse

Darker shades

CSP-35
Penthouse

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Penthouse with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 226, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.

CSP-35
Penthouse

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LRV of Penthouse

Penthouse has an LRV of 62.25% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 62.25%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#D4D0C3
RGB Decimal	212, 208, 195
RGB Percent	83.14%, 81.57%, 76.47%
HSV	Hue: 46° Saturation: 8.02% Value: 83.14%
HSL	hsl(46, 17, 80)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.89 Yellow: 8.02 Key: 16.86
YIQ	Y: 207.714 I: 6.561 Q: -3.199
XYZ	X: 59.556 Y: 63.049 Z: 60.647
CIE Lab	L:83.468 a:-0.886 b:6.941
CIE Luv	L:83.468 u:3.052 v:10.435
Decimal	13947075
Hunter Lab	79.404, -5.075, 10.298